BY H. J. CARTER. 139 



original description (Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Aust., 1916, p 136) it 

 was suggested that S. leai was a variety of S. cyanicollis Boisd., 

 but 1 have since clearly discerned the distinctions from that 

 species in sculpture]. Both S. dimidiata and S. leai are in the 

 Simson Coll. from the W. Coast of Tasmania. Dimensions : 

 9-12 x 3£-4£ mm. 



[Jab. — Tasmania: W. Coast and Hu on River. — N.S.W.: Blue 

 Mountains and Sydney. 



S. cyanicollis Boisd , var. viridisC &G. — An elongate shoulder 

 spot, subapical lateral spot. Pronotum densely, elytral intervals 

 very finely punctate. Dimensions : 10 x -1 mm. 



/fab. — King Island, Bass Strait; and Victoria. 



The five species may be tabulated as follows : - 



Tasmanian Stigmodera, having metallic green surface, with yellow 



markings. 



1. Each elytron with four carinate eostffi virginea Erichs. 



2-8. Elytral intervals normal. 



.*>. Prothorax strongly convex, sides widely and evenly rounded 



flavopicta Boisd. 



1-8. Prothorax lightly convex, sides areuately converging to apex. 



."). Bach elytron with wide, preapieal, orange band, surrounding a green 



spot ocelligera C. & G. 



6-8. Elytra not as in 5. 



7. Elytral intervals strongly punctate, pronotal punctures not close 



dimidiata Cart . 



8. Elytral intervals minutely punctate, pronotal punctures densely crowded 



cyanicollis Boisd., var. viridisC it G-. 



Stigmodera octo-signata, n.sp. (Plate iv., fig. 1). 



Navicular, convex, finely attenuated behind', head blue, pro- 

 notum and groundcolour of elytra metallic blue-black (pronotum 

 showing opalescent gleams on sides), elytra each with four yellow 

 spots, the first oval, near scutellum, the second triangular, on 

 sides near shoulder, the third round, medial, the fourth smaller 

 than third, half way between the third and the apex; underside, 

 legs, and antennae deep blue. 



Head channelled, strongly punctate. Pronotum convex, 

 sides evenly rounded, all angles acute, apex feebly arcuate, 

 base strongly sinuate, the middle lobe produced backwards : 



